NAZGÛL

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
 
I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

 
I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

 
 
And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

 

 

 
 
/Matti

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
 
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
 
 
/Matti

Thanks Steve! It's the broom used for cleaning the anchors and toilets.
 
 
/Matti

We have 4 sides to the compass box now.

 

Hello eveyone!
 
I worked on the compass box today and was trying to make a "glass" lens for it. Once again, I found use for a plastic jar (this time one that sunflower seeds had come in). The curvature of the jar adds to the look and actually appears to maginify a little. Making the lens proved really difficult and resulted in plenty of failed attempts.
 

 
Here's what I learned when shaping the plastic from jars.
1) Do not shape it with sandpaper or a double-cut file. The plastic actually seems to be a 3-layer lamination and I'm guessing the heat from coarser shaping methods causes a de-lamination that clouds up the edge of the lens. It actually swells up too.
 
2) When using a single cut file, don't file too much in the same place for the same reason.
 
3) Use scissors to cut the plastic as close to the final shape as possible so you don't have to file very much. Don't try to cut curves with scissors or it will cloud up. Cut straight litle segments instead of curves, and then file to a smooth curve.
 
4) It's really hard to file a perfect circle. I wasn't able to. 
 
 
 
Here's the pieces ready to assemble. The housing is a short piece of brass tubing. The rose compass was from Google Images, and I found that if I put the image into a Word document, I could shrink it way down with decent resolution by grabbing the corner of the image and making it tiny on the document before printing. I shaped a piece of cedar to almost fit inside the tubing and then pressed it in and the tubing shaved it to shape. Note that the end of the cedar that the compass rose is attached to is at a slight angle. I was after the effect of the compass tilting on its mouting giblets....mounting gimlets?...mounting gimbals? Anyway, whatever those mounting thingies are that alows a compass to self-level.
 

 
The finished compass box.
 

 

 
Best wishes,
 

I think another bucket might fit on this penny...

Thank you very much indeed mate There is a bit of a debate in Richard Ensor's restoration warship covering Lennox as to the use of iron spikes v treenails on the deck.This ship is same period,same yard so I have adopted a little artistic licence.To be correct they should be blackened but I felt that would create an OTT look and they would dominate the deck,detracting from the timber.As you know yourself,exact historical representation does not necessarily convey the same impression when scaled down,a balance needs to be struck IMHO,just like in plastic modelling.
 
Happy New Year buddy
 
Nigel

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Matti, that looks just awesome!!!........love your detail work, right down to the broom! Very Nice.
 
Frank
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy New Year Everyone,
 
Its New Year's day and I'm starting 2015 in the right way by finally making a new post. Not much ship building has taken place since Thanksgiving due to travel, holiday family obligations and general merrymaking. Starting now, though, things will be back to normal and more rapid progress will take place on the Wappen von Hamburg.
 
As of today the planking below the waterline has been completed and I have constructed a stand, from scratch, so the ship can sit upright. I'm giving myself a 7.5 out of 10 on the single layer planking process. I had hoped I could do a more perfect job. but I found the process quite challenging. I'd say I could do better next time, but if I have my way, there won't be a next time.
 
The ship is eventually painted white below the waterline. so thanks to lots of sanding, walnut wood filler, and a good undercoat, I think it will look fine in the end.
 

Thanks Steve! It's the broom used for cleaning the anchors and toilets.
 
 
/Matti

Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
 
I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

 
I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

 
 
And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

 

 

 
 
/Matti

very realistic Matti........your not missing a thing     sweet!   a good New Year day to you good sir! 

Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
 
I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

 
I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

 
 
And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

 

 

 
 
/Matti

Thanks Buck! I used straws from an old brush to get it in scale. CA glue it to the stick and then trim and it to shape. I did two tests before I managed to get it right.
 
And yes, my fingers where hairy afterward.
 
Here is a part of Eendracht by Willem Van de Velde showing two svablar and the look I tried to make:
 

 
 
/Matti

Wonderful work! I really like how you managed to get the nails and caulking to look in scale.
 
 
Happy new year mate!
 
/Matti